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All Aboard!
Remembering Britain’s Railways
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All Aboard!
From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain’s historical railways in All Aboard.
The history of Britain’s railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats.
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From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain’s historical railways in All Aboard!
The history of Britain’s railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures, and record-breaking feats.
Julian Holland brings together a unique miscellany of intriguing tales and engaging trivia – the perfect collection for every railway enthusiast.
Stories range from Bulleid’s 'Chinese Laundries', trainspotting trips in Wales and Scotland, and Liverpool’s ‘Dockers’ Umbrella' to railway artists and clergy, a railway-owned airline, and railways that were never built.
Find out about:
- The Royal Scot’s 11,000-mile journey in the USA and Canada
- A narrow gauge island railway in the middle of the Bristol Channel
- How the London & South Western Railway saved the British Empire
- Mallard’s unbeaten world speed record of 1938
- How to fly by Great Western Railway from Cardiff to Plymouth
- The 75-mile network of narrow gauge railways on the Isle of Skye
- How another 4,500 miles of railway escaped closure by Dr Beeching
All Aboard! is a delightful miscellany for every railway enthusiast, filled with fascinating and obscure stories, facts, and figures.
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All Aboard! by Julian Holland is praised by Cotswold Life for ensuring a delightful experience, especially if you're a railways enthusiast.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780008467975
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Collins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 148.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 540g
Pages: 256
About the Author
From a very young age Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is a writer and photographer on many railway books, including the highly acclaimed and award winning The Times Mapping the Railways (2011), Exploring Britain’s Lost Railways (2013) and Great Railway Journeys of the World (HarperCollins, 2014).
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